The State of Shakespeare Creators & Guests

Gabra Zackman is a narrator, acting teacher, and writer. Currently, she is a producer with the audio erotica company Love Bytes Originals. She has been narrating audiobooks for over 15 years, and has recorded over 400 audiobooks.Previously, Zackman was an actor. She has performed off Broadway, in regional theaters, Shakespeare festivals, and on TV and film.Zackman has released three ebooks of erotic fiction in her "The Bod Squad" series, and co-produced of the dramatized recordings of her books.

Co-creator of "Mission: Rejected" and co-host of "CS Radio." Award winning playwright of "Accidents Happen," "Drop," "X/Y" and "Antony & Cleopatra: Infinite Lives." Managing Director of The Porch Room production company.

Toby Malone is an Australian/Canadian educator, librarian, dramaturg, and podcaster based in Toronto. He has published multiple articles on the topics of theatre history, Shakespeare studies, adaptation, and dramaturgy, as well as books on Cutting Plays for Performance and War Horse. He is currently the co-host of the James Joyce podcast "WAKE: Cold Reading Finnegans Wake."